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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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